Yi Zhang took a deep breath, leaned back on the back of the chair, and raised his head slightly.

The old butler took all the maids and left the room for Yi Zhang and Liu Huaiyu.

Liu Huaiyu also relaxed at this time. He picked up a small piece of exquisite snow-white pastry with his fingers and threw it into his mouth. While chewing, he said vaguely: "Since you brother-in-law, you have given instructions, I have directly hiding it from everyone, and have drawn more than 20 people from the government office of Qingshui County. In the name of changing the defense inspection, you know that Qingshui County brother-in-law, this is the territory of my hometown. My sister and I have been born in Qingshui County since we were young, and it is a piece of iron for our Liu family. Most of these twenty people are children of my Liu family. Not to mention ability, just talking about loyalty, there is nothing that can be compared."

Yi Zhang bent his fingers impatiently and tapped the table, frowned and said, "Tell me the point."

"Okay, after those twenty people were transferred by me, they had been lying incognito around the Xie Mansion, divided into four shifts, staring at the front and back doors of the Xie Mansion day and night, and finally... something happened last night." Liu Huaiyu leaned forward slightly, he clapped his hands, puffed off the pastry powder in his palm, and his eyes were bright.

Yi Zhang finally sat upright and looked at Liu Huaiyu with inquiring eyes.

Although there were no one in the room at this time, Liu Huaiyu subconsciously lowered his voice: "Yesterday, when the heavy rain was falling, the lights in the Xie Mansion had already turned off, but when it was dark, a faint sound of shouting and catching thieves suddenly came out, and then there was a dull sound inside. The five brothers guarding the back door immediately surrounded the back door. Finally, the back door was violently broken from inside, and then a blood gourd rushed out. My five little brothers immediately took the man and ran away, but the servants of the Xie Mansion were not vegetarian..."

"I said Huaiyu, when can you change your long-winded problem? Tell me the key points, and the key points!" Yi Zhang laughed and scolded a few times, then patted the table. Although he was joking, the anxious expression between his eyebrows could not be concealed.

Liu Huaiyu knew the importance of this matter and could understand Yi Zhang's current state of anxiety, so he spoke directly: "Three of my five brothers died, and the last one was seriously injured. Fortunately, it was raining heavily, so he threw away the servants and brought the blood gourd to the small mountain village in Qingyungang. Now he has asked the village doctor to treat it almost."

Yi Zhang frowned slightly: "Qingyungang is one of our last strongholds. You dare to bring the blood gourd there directly. It seems that this person's identity...is very important."

Liu Huaiyu's voice seemed to squeeze out from his teeth: "Before he was unconscious, he vaguely said that the Xie family was looking for the jade seal."

"Jade Seal?!" Yi Zhang's old eyes widened, and then took a breath, "The Xie family is so bold and powerful, and they dare to use Jade Seal as a means!"

Yi Zhang shook his head honestly: "I don't understand what my brother-in-law means."

"The world's jade seals have basically been collected, and only three jade seals have been left outside. These three jade seals have always been the heart-wrenching problem of the man in the palace." Yi Zhang laughed. At this time, there was no longer the calm wind and lightness of the face when he was refining alchemy and painting talismans. They were all scheming and conspiring by politicians. "The Xie family put away a jade seal. If this matter is done, it will be a life-saving talisman. If the Xie family is not good in Dongling, turn around and present the jade seal, not only can he find another way out for the Xie family, but also can find another way out for the Xie family."

Liu Huaiyu was a little dumbfounded: "So... I saved this person wrongly. Not only was it useless, but it also exposed our last way out!"

"Wrong, a big mistake, Huaiyu, this person... You saved it very well, this is the most critical point!" Yi Zhang laughed a little and leaned on the back of the chair with great relief. "If this jade seal falls into the hands of his Xie family, it is naturally what the Xie family says, but there is a problem with this jade seal on the way he is looking for. Haha, then we can make a fuss."

Liu Huaiyu also laughed with Yi Zhang.

Although he didn't understand, he had always been extremely convinced by his brother-in-law. Even though Yi Zhang had been obsessed with Huang Lao's learning of refining alchemy and painting talismans over the years, and even though most of the people around Yi Zhang had accumulated a lot of disappointment with this "hand-scattering prefect", Liu Huaiyu still held almost blind admiration and trust for his brother-in-law.

No matter what he saw or what the people around him said, Liu Huaiyu stubbornly believed that his brother-in-law had been sharpening his knife.

Even though he has been sharpening his knife for more than ten years.

What is the disadvantage of a gentleman hiding his weapon in his body and waiting for the time to move?

Now Yi Zhang is finally ready to swing his sword, and Liu Huaiyu will be the first person to carry the flag for his brother-in-law.

Yi Zhang straightened up and sat in his seat. After a long silence, he finally said slowly: "He Xie family has been in Luoyun City for more than ten years. These days it has become more and more rampant, but unfortunately they made all small mistakes. They have never had any major problems. If they act rashly, it will only make the Xie family a little hurt, and they can't even talk about the injury. Instead, it will directly make the Xie family alert. This is also the reason why I haven't taken action for eighteen years."

Liu Huaiyu was convinced from the bottom of his heart and nodded slightly, "My brother-in-law has a far-sighted vision. What I think is far from what I can understand. Brother-in-law does whatever you say you want to do. I will always be your pioneer in carrying the flag."

Yi Zhang waved his hand with a smile, and his eyes shone through the window at this moment: "I have tolerated the Xie family for so many years. They have plundered many people's wealth and paste in this acre of three-point land in Luoyun City over the years. Now it's almost time for them to pay back the debt."

Liu Huaiyu rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes shining brightly: "Brother-in-law, I have greeted the left and right road management stations of Luoyuncheng Patrol Battalion. No matter what you want to do, just let it go. The two thousand soldiers of the patrol battalion, plus the 800 yamen runners in Lin County around, are all ready to go now. As long as you nod, these people will charge along your fingers."

"Huaiyu, remember, in the officialdom, you must not use force before the last moment of the last moment. Even when it is finally time, try not to use force. If you use force, no matter whether you win or lose, you will destroy the rules of the game above the officialdom. At that time, even the people around you will no longer be in the same heart as you." Yi Zhang leaned on the back of the chair and shook his head, looking leisurely and contented. "Many people who don't understand the truth began to speak out after drinking two cups of horse urine, saying that officials protect each other and the dark and dirty officialdom are said to be dark and dirty, but this is nonsense. Politics is the highest art of solving all problems in the world. Politicians... are the most tolerant and smartest people in the world. What we need to do is to solve problems. Don't put the cart before the horse and become a creation problem."

"People who have no needle's authority like to talk about politics the most, although this kind of politics is the most unreliable." Liu Huaiyu said a rare meaningful word, which made Yi Zhang look at him with some admiration.

"Brother-in-law, I have a question that I have always wanted to ask you. You have been doing things in a low-key manner over the years, so why are you suddenly ready to attack the Xie family? And as soon as you spoke, you asked me to send someone to stare at the Xie family, as if... you know something must happen to the Xie family."

"Hahahaha, among everyone around you, Huaiyu, what I like the most is you. It seems that you are just doing things with your head, but you understand the game of chess in your heart more than anyone else." Yi Zhang picked up the teacup and took a sip of the slightly cool tea, and smiled, "The foundation of the Xie family is bigger than ours and deeper than us. Although his black hat is not as tall as mine, there are indeed too many people behind him. The relationship between his Xie family has been going on for many years. We will definitely not have good results for us."

"Then why did you do it now?"

"Because I have been waiting for so many years, I finally came." Even if Yi Zhang closed his eyes, Liu Huaiyu could see the excitement on his old face with a wide range of gullies. "The time, place, people and us will soon occupy all of them. I have been making this pot of snake soup for more than ten years, and now it's time to get the pot."

"I'm ready to prepare the spoons and chopsticks, just waiting for your order." Liu Huaiyu said with a smile.

"You help me go to Xie Mansion in person and tell them that I will invite them to dinner at Fengminglou tonight, so that they... must enjoy the glory."

"Ah? Invite them to dinner?"

"We are a habit of Dongling Road. For big things... we must talk at the wine table."

The two looked at each other, laughing loudly, and their expressions were full of eagerness to try.
Chapter completed!